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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Bernanke: Bank Bailouts are ‘Unconscionable’

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said government bailouts of large financial firms must be ended as part of a regulatory overhaul
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Fed pulls plug on short-term relief to big banks

There's fresh evidence that the Federal Reserve is moving away from emergency assistance to U.S. banks: The central bank has pulled the plug on temporary exemptions that allowed six lenders to engage in transactions with broker-dealer affiliates. Bank of
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:17:00 GMT

Fed needs small bank oversight: Bernanke

The Federal Reserve needs to supervise banks of all sizes so it can spot potential threats to the financial system, Ben Bernanke told community bankers Saturday as he sought to defend the central bank from the most significant attempt in its history to
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:16:00 GMT

Hedge fund-like mutual funds bid for your money

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:16:00 GMT

Bernanke makes case for Fed to keep authority over small banks

The Fed to Congress: Don't take away our small banks. Top Federal Reserve officials are waging a public campaign to persuade lawmakers that their long-standing authority to regulate banks around the country -- including small and mid-size ones -- is
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:58:00 GMT

Bernanke says banks need much tougher oversight

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:21:00 GMT

U.S. Stocks Climb a Third Week as Fed Repeats Low-Rate Pledge

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poors 500 Index to a third straight weekly gain, as the Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates near zero to nurture the economys recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:08:00 GMT

European Stocks Climb for Third Week; UniCredit, Arriva Gain

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for a third straight week after Standard & Poors said its no longer planning an imminent downgrade of Greeces debt and as the U.S. Federal Reserve repeated a pledge to maintain record-low borrowing costs for
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:08:00 GMT

Fed pulls plug on short-term relief to big banks

By Judith Burns WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- There's fresh evidence that the Federal Reserve is moving away from emergency assistance to U.S. banks: The central bank has pulled the plug on temporary exemptions that allowed six lenders to engage in
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:02:00 GMT

Fed needs small bank oversight: Bernanke

By , MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve needs to supervise banks of all sizes so it can spot potential threats to the financial system, Ben Bernanke told community bankers Saturday as he sought to defend the central bank from the
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT

Fed needs small bank oversight: Bernanke

Bernanke: Too big to fail a "pernicious" problem

Orlando, Florida (Reuters) - Regulators must be 'significantly tougher' on large and complex financial firms to limit wider risks, but big firms are still needed to keep the global economy humming, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Saturday.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:26:00 GMT

Fed should oversee all banks

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- As Congress considers limiting the Federal Reserve's regulatory authority to just the country's largest bank holding companies, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated on Saturday that the central bank should retain power over
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:24:00 GMT

Bernanke says banks need much tougher oversight

Orlando, Florida (Reuters) - Regulators must be 'significantly tougher' on large and complex financial firms to limit wider risks, but such firms are needed to keep the global economy humming, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Saturday.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:38:00 GMT

Bernanke Says Large Bank Bailouts ‘Unconscionable,’ Must End

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said government bailouts of large financial firms are unconscionable and must be ended as part of a regulatory overhaul following the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. It is
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

NewsWatch: Hedge fund-like mutual funds bid for your money

Story Comments Screener AlertEmail Print Hedge funds enjoy a certain glamour that the humble mutual fund lacks, including wealthy investors, the promise of outsized returns and billionaire money managers. Now this rarefied club is open to individual
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:16:00 GMT

Hedge fund-like mutual funds bid for your money

By MarketWatch Hedge funds enjoy a certain glamour that the humble mutual fund lacks, including wealthy investors, the promise of outsized returns and billionaire money managers. Now this rarefied club is open to individual investors, and many are
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:11:00 GMT

Bernanke: Fed should oversee all banks

India unexpectedly hikes rates a quarter point

MUMBAI, India -- India's central bank has unexpectedly hiked key interest rates a quarter of a percentage point, as the bank tries to cool high inflation amid a faster-than-expected economic rebound. The bank raised the benchmark repo rate - at which the
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMT

Barrick prices African IPO at low end

BRENDA BOUW VANCOUVER ? M Barrick Gold Corp.'s new African subsidiary hit the market at the lower end of the expected price range, which shows the caution investors are still taking when buying companies doing business in politically risky places.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:15:00 GMT

Get appraisal before listing house

Q In 2006, the assessed value of my house had climbed to $756,000 and then dropped to $714,000, trailing the declining market. I filed an abatement based on erroneous information that my town was using, and was successful. My house was reassessed at
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:15:00 GMT

Stocks and Bonds: Dow’s Winning Streak Ends at 8

The Dow Jones industrial average was stopped in its tracks on Friday as it tried for a ninth consecutive session of gains, a feat last achieved in 1996. A sharp drop in the price of oil weighed on shares of energy companies, and by days end, stocks were
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:25:00 GMT

Fed can provide loan details to media, court rules; British Airways strike looms

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:44:00 GMT

British Airways Strike Begins, Threatening a Weak Economy

LONDON A three-day strike by some employees of British Airways began Saturday, posing another possible blow to Britains battered economy. The head of British Airways, Willie Walsh, talked to reporters on Friday in London as talks broke down between the
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:26:00 GMT

Fed Ends Bank Exemption Aimed at Boosting Mortgage Liquidity

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve Board removed an exemption it had given to six banks at the start of the crisis in 2007 aimed at boosting liquidity in financing markets for securities backed by mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:12:00 GMT

Yield Curve Flattens for Fifth Week on Fed Rate, Inflation View

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- The difference in yield between 2- and 10-year Treasury notes narrowed for a fifth week as the Federal Reserve reiterated it would keep borrowing costs low for an “extended” period and reports showed a lack of inflation.
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:42:00 GMT

Palm Stock Falls After a Disappointing Forecast

Shares of Palm Inc., creator of the Pre smartphone, fell the most in more than two years in Nasdaq trading after it forecast sales this quarter that were less than half of analysts estimates. Revenue in the period ending in May will be less than $150
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:06:00 GMT

India’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rates

Indias central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates on Friday for the first time in almost two years and said that with inflation at a 16-month high, the need to control prices was imperative. The governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Duvvuri
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:24:00 GMT

Central Bank in India Raises Interest Rates

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